SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Castle House Nursing Home Limited is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent nursing home in Somerton, Somerset, Castle House Nursing Home Limited is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 57 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Somerset are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in February 2020. It was Outstanding for caring and well-led as well. Safe, effective and responsive were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from March 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 31% of ratings in Somerset are as old (how rating age varies by council).
